Statement of the Commission on Human Rights raising alarm over shooting incidents involving local officials in Abra
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over a series of shooting incidents involving local officials in Abra, which have now totaled three incidents in just three weeks. The latest victim was Pidigan, Abra Vice Mayor Noel Bisares, who survived an attack by an unidentified gunman on 12 September 2024, while inside his […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the incident involving a cop shooting an alleged lockdown violator in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City
Strict measures, such as community lockdowns, were set during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic to protect our right to health and, ultimately, save lives. It is most alarming when these measures trigger allegations of human rights violations and, worse, result in any loss of lives. On Tuesday, 21 April 2020, a certain Winston Ragos […]